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BurnDoubt

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13. I'm old enough to remember when...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:06 PM

9 hrs ago

“Entitlement” was a third-rail term, most often used referring to “those people”, carrying the meaning: “somebody's getting something I’m not, and my Congressman says I’m paying for it”.
So… yeah….

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